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Below you will find listings of publications that are representative of our ongoing research interests. VSI's staff is encouraged to develop their own original research and publish their findings in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Much of this research has been presented at industry conferences, symposiums, and meetings. Please visit our Current Projects page to learn more about our current research projects.

IMPACT BIOMECHANICS

Raymond DE, Crawford GS, Van Ee C, Bir CA. The Effect of Soft Tissue on the Biomechanics of Skull Fracture Due to Blunt Ballistic Impact: Preliminary Analysis and Findings, Proceedings of the ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Marco Island, Florida, 2008.

Raymond DE, Crawford GS, Van Ee C, Bir CA. Biomechanics of Temporo-Parietal Skull Fracture from Blunt Ballistic Impact, Proceedings of the ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Marco Island, Florida, 2008.

Crawford GS, Raymond DE, Van Ee C, Bir CA. Biomechanics of Blunt Ballistic Impact to the Face and Zygoma, Proceedings of the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Washington D.C. February, 2008.

Raymond DE, Crawford GS, Van Ee C, Bir CA. Biomechanics of Blunt Ballistic Impact to the Head and Fracture-Specific Injury Criteria, Proceedings of the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Washington D.C. February, 2008.

Raymond DE, Begeman P, Chien HC, Bir CA. Modeling Head Displacement in Frontal Collisions, Proceedings of the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Washington D.C. February, 2008.

Raymond DE, Bir CA, Begeman PC, Chien HC. The Effect of Occupant Size on Head Displacement in Frontal Collisions, Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress, Detroit, MI, SAE Technical Paper Series 2007-01-1503, Warrendale, PA, 2007.

Wheeler JB. Research and Applied Science in Forensic Biomechanics. Proceedings of the XVIIIth International Congress on Biomechanics, Z'rich, Switzerland, July 8-13, 2001.

Siegmund GP, Wheeler JB, Catania JJ, Brault JR. A Linked Data Set of Clinical and Kinematic Responses to Whiplash. In: Frontiers in Whiplash Trauma: Clinical and Biomechanical, Eds: Yoganandan N, Pintar FA. IOS Press, Amsterdam, 321-347, 2000.

Brault JR, Siegmund GP, Wheeler JB. Cervical Muscle Response During Whiplash: Evidence of a Lengthening Muscle Contraction. Clinical Biomechanics, 15(6):426-435, 2000.

Siegmund GP, Brault JR, Wheeler JB. The Relationship Between Clinical and Kinematic Responses from Human Subject Testing in Rear-End Automobile Collisions. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 32(2):207-217, 2000.

Brault JR, Siegmund GP, Wheeler JB. Muscle Response and Whiplash Injury Biomechanics. Proceedings of the XVIIth International Congress on Biomechanics, Finalist for the International Society of Biomechanics Clinical Biomechanics Award, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, August 8-13, 1999.

Siegmund GP, Heinrichs BE, Wheeler JB. The Influence of Head Restraint and Occupant Factors on Peak Head/Neck Kinematics in Low-speed Rear-end Collisions. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 31(4):393-407, 1999.

Siegmund GP, Brault JR, Wheeler JB. The Relationship Between Clinical and Kinematic Responses from Human Subject Testing in Rear-End Automobile Collisions. Compendium of Papers, Traffic Safety and Auto Engineering Stream, World Congress on Whiplash-Associated Disorders, pp.182-207, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, February 7-11, 1999.

Brault JR, Siegmund GP, Wheeler JB. Whiplash Injury Biomechanics: Cervical Electromyographic Response and Influence on Whiplash Dynamics. Proceedings of the International Symposium Whiplash '98, p.25, Tempe, Arizona, November 5-6, 1998.

Siegmund GP, Wheeler JB, Brault JR. Volume Changes in the Human Cervical Spinal Canal Between the Neutral and Retracted Head Positions. Proceedings of the International Symposium Whiplash '98, p.41, Tempe, Arizona, November 5-6, 1998.

Wheeler JB, Smith TA, Siegmund GP, Brault JR, King DJ. Validation of the Neck Injury Criterion (NIC) Using Kinematic and Clinical Results from Human Subjects in Rear-end Collisions. Proceedings of IRCOBI'98, The International Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact, pp.335-348, G'teborg, Sweden, September 16-18, 1998.

Brault JR, Smith TA, Wheeler JB, Siegmund GP. Cervical Muscle Response to Rear-end Automobile Collisions: Implications for Injury. Proceedings of the North American Congress on Biomechanics, pp.347-348, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, August 14-18, 1998.

Brault JR, Wheeler JB, Siegmund GP, Brault EJ. Clinical Response of Human Subjects to Rear-end Automobile Collisions. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 79:72-80, January 1998.

Siegmund GP, King DJ, Lawrence JM, Wheeler JB, Brault JR, Smith TA. Head/Neck Kinematic Response of Human Subjects in Low-speed Rear-end Collisions. SAE Technical Paper No. 973341, Society of Automotive Engineers, Proceedings of the 41st Stapp Car Crash Conference, pp.357-385, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, November 13-14, 1997.

Wheeler JB, Gregor RJ, Broker JP. The Effect of Clipless Float Design on Shoe/Pedal Interface Kinetics: Implications for Overuse Knee Injuries During Cycling. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 11(2):119-141, 1995.

Gregor RJ, Wheeler JB. Biomechanical Factors Associated with Shoe/Pedal Interfaces: Implications for Injury. Sports Medicine, 17(2):117-131, 1994.

Wheeler JB, Gregor RJ, Broker JP, Mandelbaum BR. Cycling Knee Pain and Shoe/Pedal Interface Kinetics. Proceedings of the XIVth International Congress on Biomechanics, Paris, France, pp.1458-1459, 1993.

Gregor RJ, Wheeler JB, Broker JP, Ryan MM. The Effect of Shoe/Pedal Interface and Load on Pedalling Kinetics in Cycling. Proceedings of the XIVth International Congress on Biomechanics, Paris, France, pp.508-509, 1993.

Wheeler JB, Gregor RJ, Broker JP. A Dual Piezoelectric Bicycle Pedal with Multiple Shoe-Pedal Interface Compatibility. International Journal of Sport Biomechanics, 8(3):251-258, 1992.

Wheeler JB, Broker JP, Gregor RJ. A Comparison of Torsional Moments Across Different Shoe/Pedal Interfaces in Cycling. Medicine & Science In Sports & Exercise, 24(5):S186, 1992.

ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION

Raymond DE, Wheeler JB, Bir CA. Utilizing Physical Evidence to Elucidate Seat Belt Usage in Automotive Collisions Through Biomechanical Simulation, Proceedings of the 59th Annual Meeting American Academy of Forensic Sciences, San Antonio, TX, 2007.

Raymond DE, Bir CA, Begeman PC, Chien HC, Wheeler JB. Forensic Determination of Seat Belt Usage in Automotive Collisions: Development of a Diagnostic Tool, SAE 2006 World Congress, Detroit, MI, SAE Technical Paper Series, 2006-01-1128, Warrendale, PA, 2006.

Raymond DE, Landerville JB, Wheeler JB, Dainty DA. A Parametric MADYMO Analysis for Determining Seat Belt Usage in a Frontal Collision. Proceedings of the International Society of Biomechanics XXth Congress and the American Society of Biomechanics 29th Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio, August, 2005.

Raymond DE, Fatzinger EC, Connors TJ, Wheeler JB. Occupant Kinematic Analysis of an Unbelted Minivan Passenger: A Free Body Approach. Proceedings of the International Society of Biomechanics XXth Congress and the American Society of Biomechanics 29th Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio, August, 2005.

Hight PV, Wheeler JB, Reust TJ, Birch N. The Effects of Right Side Water Drag on Vehicle Dynamics and Accident Causation. SAE Technical Paper No. 900105, In: Accident Reconstruction: Human, Vehicle and Environmental Factors, pp.95-106, 1990.

Marcosky J, Wheeler JB, Hight PV. The Development of Seat Belts and an Evaluation of the Efficacy of Some Current Designs. Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers, V1(2):21-46, 1989.

Hight PV, Wheeler JB, Reust TJ, Birch N. Asymmetric Water Drag, The Latent Cause of Some Accidents. Proceedings of the Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference VI, Fredericton, New Brunswick, 1989.







CASE RELATED PUBLIC ABSTRACTS

Injury Biomechanics

Raymond DE, Kelley CM, Wheeler JB. Forensic Investigation of Lumbar Disc Injury in an Industrial Setting. Proceedings of the XIXth International Congress on Biomechanics, Dunedin, New Zealand, July 6-12, 2003.

Khurana V, Wheeler JB. Unique Pedestrian Impact Dynamics and Trajectory. Proceedings of the XIXth International Congress on Biomechanics, Dunedin, New Zealand, July 6-12, 2003.

Brown DG, Kelley PB, Kluge WJ, Wheeler JB. Injury Mitigation Produced by Protective Padding on Ski Terrain. Proceedings of the XIXth International Congress on Biomechanics, Dunedin, New Zealand, July 6-12, 2003.

Brown DG, Wheeler JB. Determination of Snowboarder Versus Snowboarder Impact Configuration Using Injury Biomechanics. Proceedings of the XIXth International Congress on Biomechanics, Dunedin, New Zealand, July 6-12, 2003.

Wheeler JB, Dainty DA, Brown DG. Cervical Disc Prolapse in Rear-End Automobile Collisions: Injury Mechanism Unique to Occupant and Head Restraint Geometry. Proceedings of the XVIIIth International Congress on Biomechanics, Z'rich, Switzerland, July 8-13, 2001.

Wheeler JB, Brown DG. First Rib Fracture due to Cervical Hyperextension: A Clue to Solving a Colorado Ski Fatality. Proceedings of the XVIIIth International Congress on Biomechanics, Z'rich, Switzerland, July 8-13, 2001.

Wheeler JB. An Investigation of Bicycle Seat Pressure and Pudendal Nerve Entrapment Mechanism During Recumbant Stationary Cycling. Proceedings of the XVIIIth International Congress on Biomechanics, Z'rich, Switzerland, July 8-13, 2001.

Wheeler JB, Salem GJ. Nail-gun Discharge Distance, Nail Penetration, and Patella Fracture Severity. Proceedings of the XVIIIth International Congress on Biomechanics, Z'rich, Switzerland, July 8-13, 2001.

Brown DG, Landerville JB, Wheeler JB. PCL, ACL, and MCL Rupture in Rear-seat Occupants in Offset/Frontal Automobile Collisions. Proceedings of the XVIIIth International Congress on Biomechanics, Z'rich, Switzerland, July 8-13, 2001.

Premise

Khurana V, Wheeler JB. Lateral Tibial Plateau Fracture from a Stair Descent Misstep. Proceedings of the XIXth International Congress on Biomechanics, Dunedin, New Zealand, July 6-12, 2003.

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